Match-safe.



A. PETERSON.

MATCH SAFE. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 24, 1906.

902,682. Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

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ANDREW PETERSON, OF SOUTH OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

MATCH-SAFE Application filed January 24, 1906.

T 0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, ANDREW PETERSON, citizen of the United States, residing at South Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Match- Safes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a new and useful match-safe and has for its object to provide a match-safe formed from a single piece of metal or other suitable material, adapted to receive an ordinary sliding cover match box and to expose for use only a limited number of matches contained therein, the vacant space or places caused by removing the matches, being automatically supplied by gravity.

In the drawing, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1, is a perspective view of my match-safe looking at the same from the rear and one side, the same being provided with an ordinary sliding cover match box ready for use. Fig. 2, is a vertical sectional view of Fig. 1, looking in direction of the arrow. Fig. 3, is a plan view of the blank from which the match-safe is made.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawing.

Referring to Fig. 3, of the drawing, which is a plan view of the blank from which the match-safe is made, 1, designates the bottom of the safe, 2, the front side, 3, the ends of the safe which are provided with the front end continuations 1.

5, designates the metal support or back which is formed by the rear end continuations of the bottom 1.

7, designates the back proper of the matchsafe and said back is formed by the rear end continuations 6, of the sides 3. The matchsafe is adapted to be tacked or secured to a wall or elsewhere when in use and the character a, designates perforations for suspending the match-safe. These perforations are located near the upper edge and outer sides of the end continuations 6, of the sides 3.

The match safe is constructed as follows:

The blank is cut by a die and scored as shown by dotted lines 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13. The front side 2, is bent upward at rightangle to the bottom 1. The back or end continuation of the bottom 1, is bent and Specification of Letters ?atent.

Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

Serial No. 297,576.

extends upward, bent over upon itself, and then bent to extend downwardly and outwardly as at 13, to seat on the bottom 1, thereby providing a support which will space the end of the match box from said bottom, to restrict the out-put of matches. The ends 3, are then bent upwardly and the end continuations 4 inwardly at right-angles to the sides 3. The end continuations 6, of the sides 3, which form the back 7, are then bent inwardly and securely held together by means of the seam 14. The ends 4:, are held in proper place by the edge or lip 15, of the front side 2. The ends 3, are also edged as at 16, to prevent parties from getting their hands upon the sharp edges while taking matches from the trough-like receptacle.

A, designates an ordinary match box provided with the sliding cover B. The back or support 5,is inserted between the bottom of the match box A, and the sliding cover B as clearly shown in Fig. 2, thus holding the match box in position. The box A, is pressed down as shown in Fig. 2, of the drawing, and the sliding cover B, remains elevated, so as to leave the opening C, to the troughlike receptacle D, through which opening the matches will pass as fast as they are removed from the tray. When the matches of one box have all been used, said box is removed and a new box substituted. This change is very easily made as the box can be readily taken from the back or support 5, and a new box slid on.

It is of course understood that my invention may be made of any suitable material and of any size and that various changes in the form, proportions, etc., may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a device of the character described, the combination of a receptacle formed of sheet metal having a back and arearwardly inclined bottom, said bottom extending upwardly parallel with said back, bent over upon itself, and then extending downwardly to seat on the aforesaid bottom to provide a substantial match box support which support is spaced from the aforesaid back to re ceive one side of a sliding match box cover.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of a receptacle formed of a single piece of sheet metal having a back and I pressed down will feed its contents into the a rearwardly inclined bottom, said bottom aforesaid receptacle. it having a continuation thereof extending up- In testimony whereof I aflix my signature wardly parallel with said back, bent over in presence of two witnesses.

upon itself, and then extending downwardly ANDREW PETERSON.

to seat on the aforesaid bottom to provide a Witnesses:

support, which support is adapted to receive FREDK. J. LARsoN, a sliding cover match box, which when l FRED A. ALMY. 

